M. David Litwa

The Naassenes (eBook, ePUB)

Exploring an Early Christian Identity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume offers an accessible investigation of the Naassene discourse embedded in the anonymous Refutation of All Heresies (completed about 222 CE), in order to understand the theology and ritual life of the Naassene Christian movement in the late second and early third centuries CE.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000989946
• Artikelnr.: 68602068

Autorenporträt

M. David Litwa (PhD, 2013) is a scholar of ancient Mediterranean religions with a focus on the New Testament and early Christianity. He has taught courses at the University of Virginia, the College of William & Mary, and Virginia Tech. From 2017 to 2023, he was Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry in Melbourne, Australia. He currently works as a writer and editor for New Testament Abstracts at Boston College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Uncovering a Mysterious Manuscript
1. Translation of the Naassene Report
2. A Method to the Madness
3. A Reconstruction of the Original Discourse
4. God and Humanity
5. Jesus and Salvation
6. Jesus as Attis
7. The Preacher's Library
9. How to Read Like a Naassene
10. The Symbol of the Snake
11. Going to Church with the Naassenes
12. The Hymns They Sung
13. How to Walk Like a Naassene
Conclusion: A Profile of the Preacher and His Group.

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Introduction: Uncovering a Mysterious Manuscript; 1. Translation of the Naassene Report; 2. A Method to the Madness; 3. A Reconstruction of the Original Discourse; 4. God and Humanity; 5. Jesus and Salvation; 6. Jesus as Attis; 7. The Truth of Hellenic Mythology; 8. The Preacher's Library; 9. How to Read Like a Naassene; 10. The Symbol of the Snake; 11. Going to Church with the Naassenes; 12. The Hymns They Sung; 13. How to Walk Like a Naassene; Conclusion: A Profile of the Preacher and His Group.